FDA OKs Merck drug, 1st in new cancer drug class

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FDA OKs Merck drug, 1st in new cancer drug class

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/fda-oks-merck-drug-1st-190944413.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/eKGFBJV29c9ulTgiZKbFIA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/4b5affd2cc4ac3225e0f6a706700302c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013 file photo, a Merck logo is placed on scientist's lab coat in West Point, Pa. The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014 said it has granted accelerated approval to Merck's Keytruda, for treating melanoma that's spread or can't be surgically removed, in patients previously treated with another drug. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013 file photo, a Merck logo is placed on scientist's lab coat in West Point, Pa. The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014 said it has granted accelerated approval to Merck's Keytruda, for treating melanoma that's spread or can't be surgically removed, in patients previously treated with another drug. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)" border="0" /></a>TRENTON, N.J. (AP) â€" Merck &amp; Co. on Thursday won the first U.S. approval for a new kind of cancer drug with big advantages over chemotherapy and other older cancer treatments.</p><br clear="all"/>

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